First and Last House
FIRST AND LAST HOUSE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143796
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- First and Last House
- Statutory Address:
- FIRST AND LAST HOUSE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-11-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/09412/31
- Rights:
- © Mr David B Savory. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143796
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- First and Last House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIRST AND LAST HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FIRST AND LAST HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sennen
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 34254 25279
Details
SENNEN LAND'S END SW 32 SE 3/331 First and Last House - GV II Former cottage, now a cafe. Circa qarly C19, extended circa early C20 in 2 phases and later C20. Painted granite rubble, most of extensions rendered. Grouted scantle slate roof sweeping lower at the rear of front range. Brick chimneys over the gable ends and over cross wall (original gable end) left of middle. Cast-iron ogee section gutters. Plan: Overall T-shaped plan. Original formerly 2-room cottage on the left with integral outshut which possibly contained shallow service rooms. In circa early C20 extended in similar style, on the right more than doubling the original size and presumably a few years later a wing was added at right angles behind the middle. There is a later C19 addition filling the rear right-hand angle. Exterior: Single storey. Overall 3 window front. Original 2 window front cottage is on the left with large window on its left, small window on the right and original doorway between. C20 door and windows. Interior: Remodelled for use as a cafe in circa early C20 and since. No original fittings visible but presumably has its original roof structure. Despite its increasing popularity since the later C19 as a tourist attraction, this building has retained its simple character and is an important part of this rugged landscape.
Listing NGR: SW3425425279
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69869
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 23-Jun-2026 at 10:42:51.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.